Behavioural intervention and guided stepping training early post-stroke (BIG STEPS): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

van Eeden C, Khan A, Alemayehu W, Anderson S, Buck BH, D'Amico JM, Dukelow SP, Hayward J, McCabe E, Spence JC, Tandon P, Yu JC, Ezeugwu VE, BIG STEPS Consortium

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126752
Published: 2026 Oct 20
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126752,
  title = {Behavioural intervention and guided stepping training early post-stroke (BIG STEPS): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.},
  author = {van Eeden C and Khan A and Alemayehu W and Anderson S and Buck BH and D'Amico JM and Dukelow SP and Hayward J and McCabe E and Spence JC and Tandon P and Yu JC and Ezeugwu VE and BIG STEPS Consortium},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126752},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126752}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Behavioural intervention and guided stepping training early post-stroke (BIG STEPS): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
AU  - van Eeden C
AU  - Khan A
AU  - Alemayehu W
AU  - Anderson S
AU  - Buck BH
AU  - D'Amico JM
AU  - Dukelow SP
AU  - Hayward J
AU  - McCabe E
AU  - Spence JC
AU  - Tandon P
AU  - Yu JC
AU  - Ezeugwu VE
AU  - BIG STEPS Consortium
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126752
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C, V. E., A, K., W, A., S, A., BH, B., JM, D., SP, D., J, H., E, M., JC, S., P, T., JC, Y., VE, E., & Consortium, B. S. (2026). Behavioural intervention and guided stepping training early post-stroke (BIG STEPS): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126752

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